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  • Apple accused of avoiding paying UK $700 million in taxes

    I see Battersea Power Station and I don't think "Apple", all I get is Sheep, Pigs, and Dogs. And that c*** Mary Whitehouse.
    FlappoAppleZulu
  • UK's latest embarrassing technology demand centers on phone thefts

    Oh my god. No wonder this hack no longer works at the beeb. What a load of horse shit this article is. 

    This guy is flipping pathetic. APPLE NEWS please. I hate the current government as much as the next man but keep your sodding political opinions to yourself and just report relevant news. 
    Yeah, it's a pretty weak article.

    "There are children starving in the UK, school and theater buildings are literally crumbling, and the government has abandoned a high speed rail effort after spending 14 years and $121 billion on it."

    3 different ministries, none of which have to do with the subject of the article. HS2 hasn't been abandoned completely, just the northern extension from the Midlands to Manchester. Pretty significant, but the section which is under construction is going to be completed. The problems with Autoclaved Aerated Concrete are well documented, but are largely the responsibility of local governments, not Parliament.
    williamlondonGrannySmith99baconstangcommand_fsphericmaccawatto_cobrarmaspero
  • Vintage Apple gear auction includes 8GB original iPhone still in shipping box

    "Our consignor has instructed us to carefully open the box.  We will open the package and remove the phone for the very first time.  The iPhone is presumed to be factory sealed and in pristine condition.  Photos and/or video footage will be added in the coming days."

    So, not sealed when you buy it. heh

    Also, there's some cool old toys in that auction! *(OK, and there's also a $25 VHS copy of Coneheads!)
    watto_cobra
  • LabView design & test app abandons the Mac after four decades

    I can understand Valve abandoning Counterstrike on the Mac. I don't believe any of them were ported to 64bit so were abandonware at best. None would run on a current Mac/MacOS.

    LabView 2021 was 64 bit.
    watto_cobra
  • Secret Service and government agencies illegally used smartphone location data

    The government does illegal things to spy on its own people…

    is this news? 

    You have to wonder how many “vulnerabilities” are just purpose built back doors until they’re “discovered” and patched only for the revolving door to slip another one in at the same time. 
    No, I don't. I'm not a member of the tin-foil hat crowd.

    Companies like Apple have no vested interest in allowing back doors.

    There is enough open source software incorporated in modern devices that agencies can find and take advantage vulnerabilities. Sneaking one in would require the open source community to be complicit or blind.

    Also, this report has nothing to do with back doors in the devices being tracked. It was commercially sourced from cell companies.
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